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U.S.S. LOUISVILLE

(CA-28)

LUCKY LOU

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CA-28 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUL1929-Keel Date: 4 JUL 1929
SEP1930-Launch Date: 1 SEP 1930
JAN1931-Commissioned: 15 JAN 1931
SEP1942-OCT1945Middle Pacific
NOV1943-Shellback Initiation - 10 NOV 1943 - Pacific Ocean
MAY1945-Shellback Initiation - 23 MAY 1945 - Pacific Ocean
JUN1946-Decommissioned: 17 JUN 1946

CA-28 General Specifications

Complement: 621 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 9050 tons

Length: 600 feet 3 inches

Beam: 66 feet 1 inches

Draft: 16 feet 4 in

Flank Speed: 32 Knots